Thursday, January 14, 2016

light basics and vocabulary

Fill light: fill light is filling the shadows in the pictures

key light: basically a strong black light that sets the mood. dominant light

Hair light: hair light is light shinning on the hair to separate from background

Background light: reveals the character from the back ground and helps seperate the subject

Shadowless: picture is evenly lit from all angles 

Hard light: a lot of light

Soft light: a little light

Grey card: lets the camera know what neutral gray is

Reflector: something that reflects light onto the subject

Diffuser: something that softens the light

Intensity :(Strength, or how to set shutter speed and aperture's appropriate to portraits)

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